pop the question

Cultural  

1. To “pop the question” is to propose marriage: “They have been going out for so long; I wonder when he'll pop the question.”

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pop the question Idioms  

1. Propose marriage, as in He picked Valentine's Day to pop the question. [Early 1700s]

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pop the question

The luxury marriage proposal business is booming in Paris with international clients happy to pay thousands to pop the question in the most romantic way possible in the City of Love.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Somehow the burning need to just know what his intentions might be gave me the courage to pop the question: “Do you think you’ll ever get married again?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

The first Love is Blind UK contestant to pop the question said he had "no regrets" about taking part.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

So when it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, Ann, in 1989, DeHovitz decided to place a reader ad himself: “Ann, my love for you is forever! Please marry me. Love, Ross.”

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

I figured I’d see Celia in school and pop the question.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers